Shannon White

• Rank: Captain II
• Division: COMPSTAT
• Email: 39138@lapd.online

Bio

Captain White is a native Angeleno, wife, mother to twins, and second-generation member of the Los Angeles Police Department. Captain White joined the Department in 2008. As an officer, she worked in five geographic Areas and held various assignments across patrol, Special Problems Units, the Venice Beach Detail, and the Hollywood Prostitution Enforcement Detail.

In 2014, Captain White was promoted to sergeant and worked as a field supervisor in Southeast Area before moving on to administrative assignments with Internal Affairs Division, the Office of the Chief of Police, and the Office of the Chief of Staff.

In 2020, Captain White was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the Community Safety Partnership Bureau (CSPB). During her tenure, she was the Special Projects Coordinator, a role that required her to develop and oversee the bureau’s strategic plan. Her efforts were instrumental in integrating the CSP model of partnership policing into the broader culture of the LAPD. Captain White was subsequently assigned to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division, where she served as the Department Ombudsperson and the Officer in Charge of the Career Development and Community Engagement Section.

In 2023, Captain White was promoted to the rank of captain and was assigned to Harbor Patrol Division, which allowed her to return to the same division where she started her career as a probationary officer and serve the San Pedro community where she grew up.

Captain White holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from Stanford University. She is also a graduate of the 403rd session of the Sherman Block Leadership Institute and the 286th session of the FBI National Academy. In addition to her primary assignment, Captain White is President of the Department’s African American employee group, the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation. She also maintains ancillary positions within the Department’s Incident Management Teams and Strategic Planning Group, assisting with planning for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.